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• 2 fullbacks, 2 very different jobs heading into Rose Bowl

  31-12-2017 23:46
  
  LOS ANGELES — Oklahoma's Dimitri Flowers and Georgia's Christian Payne have the same title but very different job descriptions.Both are listed as fullbacks. For Flowers, that's really a misnomer. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley thinks of Flowers as an H-back, as in hybrid. The senior lines up everywhere — receiver, tight end, tailback — allowing the Sooners' offense to quickly morph from one look to another.Payne, meanwhile, is the quintessential fullback for Georgia. The senior l
  
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• I-71 on North Side reopens after crash that killed 2

  31-12-2017 23:32
  Columbus police said the accident occurred on southbound I-71 near 17th Avenue just after 11 p.m., according to traffic cameras. A car left the roadway and crashed into a line of trees outside the Ohio History Center, according to a police department tweet.
  
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• Man dead, woman critically injured in Champaign County shooting

  31-12-2017 23:26
  
  One man was killed and a woman suffered critical injuries in what was described as an active shooter situation around 1:40 p.m. Sunday, according to emergency personnel.The shooting took place at a home in the 9800 block of Loveless Road, south of Mechanicsburg, in Champaign County.Champaign County Sheriff Matt Melvin identified the man killed in the shooting as Joe Hooper, 51.The woman injured in the shooting was Pamelia Hooper, 48. She was taken to Miami Valley Hospital.At last check, she was
  
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• Familes from Florida, NY die in Costa Rica plane crash

  31-12-2017 23:13
  
  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican investigators are looking into what caused a charter aircraft to crash in woods in the country's northwest soon after takeoff, killing two crewmembers and 10 U.S. citizens, including families from New York and Florida.The families from Scarsdale, N.Y., and Belleair, Florida, accounted for nine of the dead. It remained unclear who the 10th victim was.Costa Rican officials had said they were still seeking to establish the names of the Americans who died whe
  
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• 10 US citizens, 2 local crewmembers killed in Costa Rica plane crash

  31-12-2017 23:13
  
  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A plane carrying 10 U.S. citizens and two local crewmembers crashed in a wooded area, killing all aboard Sunday, Costa Rica's government said.The Public Safety Ministry posted photographs and video of the crash site showing the burning wreckage of the plane in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica.Authorities said that so far they had only a list of passengers provided by the airline and were awaiting official confirmation of their identities.At a news conference, Enio Cu
  
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• 10 passengers, 2 crewmembers killed in Costa Rica plane crash

  31-12-2017 23:13
  
  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A plane carrying 10 passengers and two local crewmembers crashed in a wooded area, killing all aboard Sunday, Costa Rica's government said.The Public Safety Ministry posted photographs and video of the crash site showing the burning wreckage of the plane in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica.A statement from the ministry said 10 foreign passengers and two Costa Rican crew members were aboard the plane belonging to Nature Air. It said the plane had taken off nearby.Auth
  
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• 10 foreigners, 2 locals killed in Costa Rica plane crash

  31-12-2017 23:13
  
  SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — A plane carrying 10 foreigners and two local crew members crashed in a wooded area, killing all aboard Sunday, Costa Rica's government said.The Public Safety Ministry posted photographs and video of the crash site showing the burning wreckage of the plane in Guanacaste, northwest Costa Rica.A statement from the ministry said 10 foreign passengers and two Costa Rican crew members were aboard the plane belonging to Nature Air. It said the plane had taken off nearby.Aut
  
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• Franklin County Sheriff, Engineer caution driving on New Year's Eve

  31-12-2017 22:54
  
  COLUMBUS -- Franklin County Sheriff, Dallas Baldwin, and County Engineer, Cornell Robertson, issued a statement to use caution while driving on New Year's Eve as road conditions have deteriorated due to snow, wind and cold temperatures.“Safety is our number one concern, no more so than on this New Year's Eve. The extremely cold temperatures, combined with the recent snowfall, have created some above-normal travel hazards throughout Franklin County. Sheriff Baldwin and Engineer Robertson ur
  
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• Defeated: Browns finish regular season a dismal 0-16

  31-12-2017 22:28
  
  PITTSBURGH -- The Cleveland Browns joined the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams in NFL history to go 0-16 when they failed to find a way to beat the backup-laden Pittsburgh Steelers in a 28-24 loss on Sunday.Cleveland had a chance late in the fourth quarter, but quarterback DeShone Kizer's fourth-down pass to Corey Coleman bounced off Coleman's hands and fell incomplete.And for the 16th time in 2017, the Browns walked off the field searching for answers that are as elusive now as they've been
  
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• Ohio's move to toss inactive voters from rolls goes to court

  31-12-2017 22:15
  
  COLUMBUS — Joseph Helle was expecting a different sort of reception when he returned home from Army tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and showed up to vote in his small Ohio town near Lake Erie.His name was missing from the voting rolls in 2011, even though Helle had registered to vote before leaving home at 18 and hadn't changed his address during his military service.Helle, now the mayor of Oak Harbor, Ohio, is among thousands of state residents with tales of being removed from Ohio's rolls
  
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• Pres. Trump offers New Year's Eve message

  31-12-2017 21:43
  
  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump capped 2017 on Sunday with a video self-tribute touching on what he sees as the high points of his achievements and rhetoric from his first year in office. American exceptionalism got a plug, too.In the video running 3½ minutes, scenes of Trump with military personnel, Border Patrol agents and other world leaders are set to a stirring soundtrack as he declares of his country: "We gave birth to the modern world and we will shape tomorrow
  
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• Forecast: Starting 2018 with wicked wind chills

  31-12-2017 21:25
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and dangerously cold with subzero wind chills once again. NW wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Bitterly cold. Temperatures will drop to around zero with wind chills as low as 10 below zero.Low 3. NW wind around 5 mph.
  New Year’s Day (Monday): Starting off the year how we left off in 2017. Partly sunny and well below average. High 12 with wind chills as low as 10 below zero. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Sunny and still dangerously cold. High 13. Feeling like temperatures
  
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• Forecast: Dangerously cold start to the New Year

  31-12-2017 21:25
  This Evening: Partly cloudy and dangerously cold with subzero wind chills once again. NW wind around 5 mph.
  Tonight: Bitterly cold. Temperatures will drop to around zero with wind chills as low as 10 below zero.Low 3. NW wind around 5 mph.
  New Year’s Day (Monday): Starting off the year how we left off in 2017. Partly sunny and well below average. High 12 with wind chills as low as 10 below zero. W wind 5-10 mph.
  Tuesday: Sunny and still dangerously cold. High 13. Feeling like temperatures
  
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• Ohio minimum wage set to rise by 15 cents an hour in 2018

  31-12-2017 19:58
  
  COLUMBUS — Ohio's hourly minimum wage is about to rise again, with the rate going up by 15 cents an hour Monday from $8.15 to $8.30.Workers who receive tips will get a wage increase from $4.08 an hour to $4.15.Policy Matters Ohio, a liberal-leaning think tank, estimates 150,000 Ohio workers will benefit from the increase. The organization also says nearly 500,000 workers earning slightly more than the minimum wage could also receive boosts in 2018 as employers adjust their pay rates.A Poli
  
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• Montgomery County to receive grant to fight homelessness

  31-12-2017 19:13
  The Wright State men's basketball team remained undefeated in league play with a 60-52 decision over IUPUI at the WSU Nutter Center Saturday Josh Cunningham tallied 14 points and 13 rebounds and Darrell Davis added 19 points as the Dayton Flyers fell to the Duquesne Dukes, 70-62, COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Development Services Agency is providing grants around the state to support homelessness prevention and emergency shelters. According to the agency, Montgomery County will receive the most gran
  
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• The Top 10 Best Columbus Chefs of 2017

  31-12-2017 18:00
  The chef talent in Columbus is strong and growing stronger every day. Hundreds of local restaurants employ inventive kitchen talent to design dishes, craft menus and push the envelope for Columbus diners. This year, Skillet Chef/Owner Kevin Caskey was named by our readers and editors as the top chef of Central Ohio. Since 2009, Skillet […]
  
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• Deputies "down" after being called to suburban Denver scene

  31-12-2017 16:42
  
  DENVER — Authorities in Colorado say a number of deputies from a sheriff's office in suburban Denver have been wounded.The Douglas County Sheriff's Office said via its Twitter account that a major highway south of the city was shut down Sunday. Residents in the vicinity were asked to shelter in place, and avoid windows and exterior walls.No other details were immediately available. The nature of the injuries to the Douglas County deputies wasn't disclosed. It also wasn't known how many dep
  
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• 5 deputies wounded, 1 fatally, in suburban Denver shooting

  31-12-2017 16:42
  
  DENVER — A sheriff's deputy was killed and four others were wounded Sunday in a shooting in suburban Denver that capped a year of deadly attacks in the United States. Two civilians were also injured.The shooting happened after deputies were called to the scene of a domestic disturbance in Highlands Ranch, the Douglas County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter. The suspected gunman was also shot and is believed to be dead and "no longer a threat."Shots were fired in the course of the investiga
  
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• 5 Colorado deputies shot, 1 fatally, in 'ambush' attack

  31-12-2017 16:42
  
  DENVER — A man fired more than 100 rounds at sheriff's deputies early Sunday, killing one and injuring four others, before being fatally shot himself in what authorities called an ambush. Two civilians were also injured.Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock said the shooting occurred at a home at the Copper Canyon Apartments, a landscaped complex in Highlands Ranch, 16 miles south of Denver.The suspect was well-known to authorities but Spurlock declined to name him until his identity was co
  
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• Supreme Court to take up Ohio's purges of inactive voters

  31-12-2017 14:42
  In this Dec. 14, 2017 photo, containers for secure ballot handling sit on pallets at the Franklin County Board of Elections in Columbus, Ohio. The Supreme Court will soon hear a case about Ohio's efforts to remove inactive voters from its rolls, which has become a flashpoint in a nationwide fight between Democrats and Republicans over access to the polls.
  
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• Forecast: Frigid Going into the New Year

  31-12-2017 14:41
  Today: Mostly to partly cloudy & frigid. Wind chills near -10 to start the day. Few flurries south. High 15. Winds: N 3-8 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, dangerously cold.Low 1.Winds: light N becoming calm.
  New Year's Day: More sunshine but still very cold & breezy.High 12. Winds W 6-12 mph.
  Tuesday: Mostly sunny, cold & breezy.High 13. Winds: WSW 8-14 mphWeather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Dangerously cold to start off the last day o
  
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• Police identify 2 men killed after single-vehicle crash in north Columbus

  31-12-2017 14:06
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are investigating a single-vehicle that killed two people in north Columbus Saturday night.Police responded to the crash just after 7:30 a.m. Sunday, and after viewing traffic cameras, police determined the crash happened just after 11 p.m. Saturday at Interstate 71 south to East 17th Avenue.Police confirm Allen S. Dowe III, 31, and Dai'Juan Lee O'Shea Coates, 23, were killed in the crash, according to a press release.Dowe, the driver of the 2005 Dodge Magnum, was sout
  
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• 2 killed after single-vehicle crash in north Columbus

  31-12-2017 14:06
  
  COLUMBUS - Columbus Police are investigating a single-vehicle that killed two people in north Columbus.It happened just after 7:30 a.m. Sunday at Interstate 71 south to East 17th Avenue.Police confirm two people died.I-71 southbound at E. 17th Avenue is currently closed at Hudson Street, according to police. Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com on this developing story.
  
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• Crime of the week: Police search for suspects after shooting left 1 dead

  31-12-2017 14:02
  COLUMBUS - Police are looking for leads in a murder investigation.Shawn Chambliss was shot and killed on Saranac Drive.Witnesses say Chambliss ran from multiple attackers, according to police.One of the suspects shot Chambliss as he fled.Investigators believe that a robbery may have been the motivation for the shooting.If you have any information, you can give an anonymous tip to Central Ohio Crime Stoppers at 614-461-TIPS.You could earn a cash reward.
  
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• 1 killed in car crash after striking a tree in Jefferson Township

  31-12-2017 13:29
  
  BLACKLICK -The Franklin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a fatal car crash that killed one person.Dilli Baraili, 22, was killed after driving off of the road and hitting a tree near Clark State Road west of Clark State Crossing.The crash happened around 2:07 a.m., according to police.Police do not know what caused the driver to veer off of the road.There is no indication that alcohol or drugs were a factor in the crash.The driver was not wearing a seatbelt, according to a release.
  
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• Joe Blundo: Lots to hate in '17, but annual list is sticking to love

  31-12-2017 12:25
  I usually end every year with a column on the Things I Loved and the Things I Hated about the past 12 months. n Help wanted - Central Ohio's unemployment rate dropped to levels not seen since 2001.
  
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• Forecast: Subzero start to New Year's Eve

  31-12-2017 11:04
  Today: Partly sunny & frigid. Wind chills near -10 to start the day. Few flurries south. High 15. Winds: N 3-8 mph.
  Tonight: Partly cloudy, dangerously cold.Low 1.Winds: light N becoming calm.
  New Year's Day: More sunshine but still very cold & breezy.High 12. Winds W 6-12 mph.
  Tuesday: Mostly sunny, cold & breezy.High 13. Winds: WSW 8-14 mph Weather Resources: Interactive Radar | Weather Warnings | Live RadarSpecial Information: Dangerously cold to start off the last day of the year
  
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• Dining Out: Best of 2017When looking back on the past year in dining, ...

  31-12-2017 07:57
  When looking back on the past year in dining, there are a lot of new and exciting places and dishes to reflect upon.
  
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• Walking on thin ice: a warning from Columbus fire fighters

  31-12-2017 05:00
  Every winter tons of kids can be seen sledding down hills covered in snow and testing their luck on iced-over waterways."I was about to get frostbite I felt like. It was so freezing!," said 7-year old Ben Schumacher who was sledding along the Scioto River with his family Saturday.However, Columbus fire officials say treading on thin ice is a dangerous winter activity."Hypothermia is the big danger with it being in the cold water," Jack Schumacher, a firefighter for the Columbus Fire Division, sa
  
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• Deep freeze to continue for New Year's Eve and beyond in central Ohio

  31-12-2017 03:41
  The forecast calls for a midnight temperature of about 5 degrees in Columbus, with the thermometer flirting with zero by daybreak Monday, according to the National Weather Service. While well below normal, the temperature isn't likely to reach the record low of -6 that Columbus registered on New Year's Day 1968, said Brian Haines, a meteorologist at the weather service's Wilmington office.
  
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• No. 9 Penn State tops No. 12 Washington 35-28 in Fiesta Bowl

  31-12-2017 03:16
  
  GLENDALE, Ariz. — Converting on third downs had been a sore spot at Penn State, so coach James Franklin made it a point of emphasis in spring ball and fall camp.The Nittany Lions kept working at it during the season and kept getting better, peaking at the perfect time.Trace McSorley threw for 342 yards and had both of his touchdown passes to DaeSean Hamilton on third-down plays, helping No. 9 Penn State outlast No. 12 Washington 35-28 in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday."Our coaches did a fanta
  
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• One person injured after car collides with snow plow in southeast Columbus

  31-12-2017 02:12
  
  COLUMBUS -- One person was taken to the hospital in critical condition after a car collided with a snow plow in Southeast Columbus Saturday night, according to police.The person was taken to Grant Medical Center after being partially ejected from the vehicle. The snow plow was privately owned.The crash happened at 6:26 p.m. and the area was blocked off until 8 p.m., according to police.The victim was upgraded to stable condition.
  
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• Home destroyed by fire in Madison Township

  31-12-2017 01:21
  
  MADISON TWP. -- A home was destroyed by fire in the 3700 block of Tylor Drive in Madison Township Saturday evening.The call came in a little after 6:30 p.m.According to firefighters on the scene, the home was a total loss and there are no injuries. No cause has been determined.Stay with 10TV and 10TV.com as this story develops.
  
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• Police have identified the person killed after a shooting in north Columbus

  31-12-2017 01:06
  
  COLUMBUS -- Columbus Police say one person has died after a shooting in north Columbus.Police say that Richard P. Hodge Jr., 27, died as a result of his injuries.The shooting happened in the 800 block of East 11th Avenue.The person was taken to Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and succumbed to their injuries at 7:23 p.m.The call came in at 6:49 p.m.According to Sgt. Stan Latta, a man was shot and killed. "We believe there was some sort of altercation near the front door," Latta said.
  
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